Visits

Halswell House is currently undergoing a large-scale restoration and so cannot be open to individual visitors all the time. However individuals can book on the tour dates listed below and we are always very pleased to host interested groups who would like to learn more about the historic buildings or have an insight into a restoration project.

16th September – Heritage Open Days – Halswell House and Mill Wood open to the public

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Visits 2017

Monday, 9th October – Historic Houses Association Group Visit

Monday, 25th September – Country Land and Business Association Group Visit

Sunday, 10th September – Heritage Open Day at the Temple of Harmony

Thursday, 10th August – Enmore and District WI Summer Party

Women of the Enmore and District WI gather at Halswell House for their summer party

Tuesday, 11th July – Picnic for Family and Goathurst

To mark the completion of the exterior of the Tudor Manor Edward hosted some family and friends for an afternoon lunch. With mid-July promising summer weather a bouncy castle, archery, laser clay pigeon shoot and other outdoor festivities were arranged to accompany a day of walks around the parkland and Mill Wood. Sadly the gods of the Somerset weather had other ideas so the assembled had to huddle around a fire inside while a gale battered anyone who ventured out of the house. None of this seemed to dampen the enthusiasm of the hardy guests.

All Souls College, Oxford, 1598. Nicholas Halswell was Proctor of the college in 1480 as was Hugh Halswell in 1627. Ten Halswell men in total were at the University of Oxford in the years between these All Soul’s posts. The Tudor Knot Garden being created at Halswell House is based on the designs at All Souls when the Halswell’s were there.